Asus Z97-A

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU, SSD
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 80.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

High background CPU (21%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z97-A (all builds)
Memory	2.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20180418
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 11 '18 at 14:30
Run Duration	219 Seconds
Run User	KOR-User
Background CPU	21%

PC Performing as expected (45^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348 455,746 User benchmarks, average bench 79% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	80.5% Excellent	Memory 88.6 1-Core 123 2-Core 236 84% 149 Pts	4-Core 391 8-Core 585 61% 488 Pts	64-Core 633 39% 633 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 80.5% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Nvidia(10DE 1131) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1506 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 417.22 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 43% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB-$115 141,929 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 61GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXM0 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 5,258 Write 2,749 Mixed 3,864 874% 3,957 MB/s	4K Read 806 4K Write 267 4K Mixed 350 1,811% 474 MB/s	DQ Read 1,236 DQ Write 618 DQ Mixed 825 640% 893 MB/s
Poor: 71% Great: 124%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$49 170,877 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 885GB free Firmware: 80.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 109 108 108 108 109 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	64.6% Good	Read 116 Write 106 Mixed 73 SusWrite 109 74% 101 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 0.8 168% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 64.6% Great: 84%
WD Blue 6TB (2015)-$215 8,416 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2.5TB free Firmware: 80.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 163 164 164 162 166 162 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	90.1% Outstanding	Read 151 Write 144 Mixed 81.8 SusWrite 164 99% 135 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.8 149% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 90.1% Great: 97%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 1TB-$68 105,708 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 31GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 156 119 91 154 148 151 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	94.7% Outstanding	Read 192 Write 141 Mixed 61.8 SusWrite 136 97% 133 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 4.9 4K Mixed 2.6 438% 2.97 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 94.7% Great: 112%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 3TB 1,083 User benchmarks, average bench 36% 1.5TB free, PID 0210 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 42 42 42 42 42 42 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	20.7% Poor	Read 40.8 Write 38.8 Mixed 23.3 SusWrite 41.9 49% 36.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 90% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 20.7% Great: 51%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 3TB 1,083 User benchmarks, average bench 36% 77GB free, PID 0210 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 42 42 42 42 42 42 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	20.4% Poor	Read 40.8 Write 41.3 Mixed 24.8 SusWrite 41.8 50% 37.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.6 80% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 20.4% Great: 51%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M378B5173EB0-CK0 2x4GB 4,503 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing below potential (5^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	30.8% Below average	MC Read 10.7 MC Write 10.3 MC Mixed 8.3 28% 9.77 GB/s	SC Read 8.4 SC Write 10.4 SC Mixed 8.9 26% 9.23 GB/s	Latency 68.9 58% 68.9 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 30.8% Great: 59%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Gaming 42%

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Desktop 84%

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Workstation 36%

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Motherboard: Asus Z97-A - $150

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	2,306x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	1,184x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	420x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	789x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	341x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	307x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	270x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	202x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	137x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	248x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	151x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBCorsairBench 54%, 43,127 samples	120x

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Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $798

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16